The move comes after months of pressure from a faction in the rights body calling for his replacement.

Dominic Raab also resigned from his post as justice secretary, where he has had to battle a backlog in criminal cases caused by years of under-funding and disruptions caused by the pandemic.

Minoru Terada's departure could further weaken the embattled premier, whose support ratings have remained below 30% in several recent opinion polls.

Speaking outside the door of her Number 10 Downing Street office, Truss accepted that she could not deliver the promises she made when she was running for Conservative leader, having lost the faith of her party.

She has given a month's notice but will no longer be working at the Prime Minister's Office as she is on leave until the end of September.

The news of Rajapaksa's resignation, first sent by an email to the speaker before a hard copy was delivered to the speaker, triggered jubilation in Sri Lanka's main city Colombo.

The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial capital Colombo where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a city-wide curfew.

She says she will meet with the prime minister as soon as possible to discuss her resignation as plantation industries and commodities minister.

Rajapaksa, governing the country since 2019 with other family members in top positions, revoked a state of emergency as dozens of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition, leaving his government in a minority.

The judge allows Najib's request due to country's current circumstances.

Tajuddin Abdul Rahman and Azalina Othman Said say he is the most agreeable to all MPs.

They have been given until 4pm tomorrow to submit certified letters declaring their support for their choice of prime ministerial candidate.